Button for shoes, &amp;c.



W. E. ELLIOTT.

BUTTON FOR snags, m. PLICATION FILED Patelimd Dec. 19,1916.

WILLIAM E. un ons, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom itma'yl concern: a r

Be it,known that 1, WILLIAM 'ELIJAH ELLIOTT, a citizen of the UnitedvStates of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent andState of. :Michigan, have invented certain :new; and useful Improvementsin Buttons for Shoes, &c.; and

I do hereby declarefithe following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such .as' will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

' This invention relates to a-button conparts throughout the severalviews of the struction of especial adaptation in the manufacture of shoebuttons in which an attaching loop is secured to and depends from thehead of the button.

An objectand purpose of my invention consists in the provision of abutton and attaching loop secured. thereto in such mannerthat theseparation of the loop from the head is impossible without destructionof the button.

Further objects of the invention together with novel featuresof'construction will be apparent as understanding is had of theembodiment disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe button made in accordance with'myinvention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through the head of thebutton illustrating the attachment of the. loop thereto. Fig. 3 is-aview similar to Fig. 2 of a slight modification in detail ofconstruction; Fig. 4 is a view from beneath the button head shown inFig. 3, previous to the attachment of the loop; and Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 4 of the head of the button shown in Fig. 2.

Like reference characters refer to like drawing.

The head 1 of the button is formed of any 7 suitable material and on itsunderside is 7 surface of thehead 1 in this manner making provided witha downwardly projecting portion2which is adapted to be received withinthe button eyelet when the button is in use. From the lower end ofprojection 2 its surface curves outwardly and upwardly as indicated at 3joining smoothly theouter the button. head which is of especial value inthe matter of protecting the stitching which faces a button eyelet. Ahole 4 is bored centrally through the head 1 and the loop is formed froma piece of wire bent Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed January 17, 1916. Serial No. 72,648.

into a loop at 6, the ends of the wire being brought together andinserted from underneath into the opening. In the modification shown inFigs. 2 and 5 a slot is cut in the underside of the projection 2 toreceive the upper parts of the loop, this slot being of such depth thatwhen the loop is properly seated therein, the upper endsfof the part 7terminate short of the upper side of the button head 1. It will be notedthat the outer surfaces of the wires of the loop continue smoothly fromthe surface of the part 2. A plug consisting of a lower cylindricalportion 8 integral with an upper conical portion 9 is inserted into theopening 4, the upper end thereof having been bored to receive theconical head 9, this plug at its lower end contacting at 10 with theupper end of the part 7. When so positioned the plugandthe ends of wire7 arewelded together in any suitable manner, electric welding preferablyused. When the plug is thus connected to the end'of the loop anexceptionally firm and sure connection of the loop to the head isprovided. The ends of the loop and the plug necessarily must be pressedtogether and each will firmly engage against the material of the headand after the welding has been completed the shrinkage due to thecooling at the joint 10 draws the partsirnore firmly against the headand insures an especially tight and effective con nection.

A slight modification is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 in which theprojection 2 is counterbored to form a conical opening 11 a distancewithin the outer edges of the projection 2, thereby leaving an annularshoulder 12 which will insure against any breaking or chipping off ofthe head which might occur if the bore ll was carried to the extremeouter edge of the plug 2. The loop 6 is formed with a shoulder 13 ateach side to opening at one end, and a plug inserted into the opening atthe other end connected with said ends of the loop, substantially asdescribed.

2. A button comprised of a head having an opening therethrough, a loopformed from a piece of wire fashioned into a substantially circular loopvwith the ends of the wire brought together parallel to each other andinserted into one end of said opening, said circular loop beingpartially received within the button head, and a plug inserted intotheopening at the opposite end connected with the ends of said wire,substantially as described.

8. A button comprised of a head having an opening therethrough with anenlargement thereto at each end, a piece of wire bent centrally into asubstantially circular loop with the ends brought together and insertedinto the opening from one end, the

loop being partially received within the enlargement at said endof theopening, and a plug provided with an enlarged head inserted into theopening at the other end, said plug and ends of the wire engaging andbeing welded together, substantially as de scribed.

4. A button comprised of a head having a projecting portion locatedcentrally and on the underside of the head, the outer surface ofsaidportions curving upwardly and outwardly and forming a continuous curvedsurface with the remainder of the head, said head also being boredcentrally from the upper to the lower side and the opening thus formedhaving a conical enlargement at each end, an annular shoulder on saidprojecting portion bordering the conical enlargement'of the-opening, apiece of wire formed centrally into a curved loop, then withfoppositelylocated shoulders adapted to'position under the said annular shoulders,then bent inwardly toward each other to follow. the sides of the conicalenlarge.

ment the ends of the wire then lying in parallelism and inserted in theopeningfrom one'end thereof, and a plug having a conically formed headinserted in the opposite 'endo'f the opening and seating in the conicalenlargement thereof, said plug engaging with the ends of the wire andsecured thereto, substant1ally asfldescrlbed.

5. A button composed of a head having an opening therethrough, a loopformed from apiece of wire having the ends thereof brought together andinserted into said opening at one end, and a plug inserted into theopening at the other end, said plug and ends of the loop being connectedtogether within the head, substantiallyas described. '1

6. A button composed of a head having an opening therethrough, a loopformed of a piece of wire having the ends thereof brought together andinserted into said opening t one end and extending partially through thehead, a plug inserted into the opening at the opposite end, and apermanent connection between the plug and the said wires of the loop,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

l/VILLIAM E. ELLIOTT.

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